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Keynote – Climate Solutions & Health: The Lancet Countdown

June 9, 2024 / 15:30 – 15:45
Marina Romanello is Executive Director at the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, Climate Change and Health Researcher at the University College London.

Key messages:

  • Climate change causes widespread human suffering today, affecting millions globally.
  • Continued climate inaction poses high costs to human well-being, with escalating health risks from increasing global temperatures.
  • The Lancet Countdown’s ten years of science assessments highlight the urgent need for health-centered climate action. This includes shifting the global economy to a zero-carbon footing, presenting transformative opportunities for improving global population health.

Followed by a panel on Human health – Game changer in climate policy and evidence to action?

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  • Date: June 9, 2024
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    15:30 – 15:45
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